Profiles in Management: Andrew Haussler
What inspired you to enter city management? Leading the Clovis management team as city manager is both an honor and a tremendous responsibility, especially knowing how deeply city management impacts [...]
CCMF Executive Education Grant Program Complete for 2024-25 Program Year
The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) is pleased to announce that all Executive Education Grants for the 2024-25 program year have been awarded. Each year, CCMF offers up to two [...]
CCMF Scholarship Application Period Now Open!
The application period for the 2025 Wes McClure Scholarship and Judy L. Kelsey Memorial Fund is officially open! Please submit your applications by Friday, May 2, 2025 at 5 p.m. Through the Wes McClure [...]
CCMF’s 23rd Annual Golf Tournament Recap
Rounding out the League of California Cities’ City Managers Conference, 88 golfers played in CCMF’s 23rd Golf Tournament at the Indian Wells Golf Course on Feb. 7, 2025. As [...]
Profiles in Management: Elisa Cox
What inspired you to enter city management? At the age of fourteen I had my first job as a cashier at the local city pool. For the next decade as [...]
CCMF Panel Recap From the League of California Cities 2025 City Managers Conference
In the beginning of February, the California City Management Foundation (CCMF) hosted two insightful panel discussions at the League of California Cities 2025 City Managers Conference. These panels, "Mental Health [...]
HdL Companies Offers Additional Scholarship to CCMF Member for Local Governance Summer Institute (LGSI) at Stanford University
This year, CCMF sponsor HdL Companies is offering a $8,000 scholarship for a current CCMF member to attend the Local Governance Summer Institute (LSGI) seminar at Stanford University. The scholarship [...]
CCMF Announces 2025 City Manager and Corporate Sponsor of the Year
Each year, the California City Management Foundation (CCMF) presents two awards during the League of California Cities City Managers Conference: The “City Manager of the Year” Award highlights city managers [...]
CCMF to Host Two Panels at the 2025 League of California Cities City Managers Conference
The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) will host two panel discussions at the 2025 League of California Cities City Manager Conference in Rancho Mirage. The second session, “Mental Health First: [...]
Profiles in Management: Gerry Beaudin
What inspired you to enter city management? I was accepted into the Kennedy School State and Local Government Program in 2013 bringing a professional background in city planning. My classmates [...]
2024 New & Future City Managers Seminar Recap
The annual New & Future City Managers Seminar (NFCM) is one of the key initiatives through which the CCMF supports the next generation of city managers. This multi-day workshop provides [...]
Stanford Announces Dates and Curriculum for LGSI 2025
The Local Governance Summer Institute (LGSI) at Stanford University, sponsored each year by several professional organizations including CCMF, is accepting applications for its week-long, on-campus residential program for senior managers [...]
Retired & Inspired: John Donlevy
Reflecting on your career, what first drew you to local government, and what kept you there? I was a third generation city manager and had lifelong exposure to the city [...]